Difference between revisions of "Ham"

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'''Ham''' is generally the term used for meat originating from a pig, or perhaps a boar; although traditionally ham can pertain to the meat from the thigh/buttock area of any animal slaughtered for meat.
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'''Ham''' is the term used for a cured cut of [[pork]] originating from the hind legs of a [[pig]] or boar. Ham is cured to preserve it either by dry curing with [[salt]] or wet-curing using brine (salt solution).\
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Ham is generally cured by some method, either dry curing (using salt) or wet-curing (using brine).
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Eating ham is prohibited by many religions around the world.
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As with all [[pork]], in [[Judaism]] it is considered an unclean meat (non-Kosher) and is not eaten based on the [[Bible]] passage from [[Leviticus]] 11.4.  
  
 
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Revision as of 16:45, May 24, 2007

This is about the meat Ham. For the biblical character, see Ham (biblical character).

Ham is the term used for a cured cut of pork originating from the hind legs of a pig or boar. Ham is cured to preserve it either by dry curing with salt or wet-curing using brine (salt solution).\

As with all pork, in Judaism it is considered an unclean meat (non-Kosher) and is not eaten based on the Bible passage from Leviticus 11.4.

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